Articles by Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune

Texas Lawmakers Consider Regulations to Address Risks of Artificial Intelligence

A group of state lawmakers began wading through the complex world of artificial intelligence Tuesday, providing an early glimpse at how Texas may seek to regulate the booming technology. During a nearly four-hour hearing, the Texas Senate Business and Commerce …

Texans Endure Second Week Without Power After Hurricane Beryl

CHANNELVIEW — Juan Piñón’s long-sleeve black shirt and forest green pants were soaked. He used a shovel to scrape concrete mix out of a blue wheelbarrow and throw it on the ground. The 43-year-old construction worker was hard at work …

More Than 2.3 Million Texans Without Power as Hurricane Beryl Moves Inland

Hurricane Beryl has knocked out power for more than 2.3 million Texas customers, as of 10:27 a.m. Monday, based on estimates from PowerOutage.us and CenterPoint Energy. Outages are most extensive in the Houston area and coastal counties including Matagorda, where …

Firefighters Race to Subdue Texas Wildfire Before Dangerous Weekend Conditions

FRITCH — A blanket of snow and rain that descended over the Texas Panhandle on Thursday helped firefighters to quell the spread of the largest wildfire in the state’s history, which has engulfed more than 1 million acres of land …

Police Investigate Motive Behind Shooting at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch

Several law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the motives behind a Sunday shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, which has one of the nation’s largest congregations. The shooter, a woman who police identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne …